2001 Nicaraguan general election explained

Country:

Nicaragua

Previous Election:

1996 Nicaraguan general election

Previous Year:

1996

Next Election:

2006 Nicaraguan general election

Next Year:

2006

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Election Name:

Presidential election

Type:

presidential

Image1:

Enrique Bolaños Geyer 2004 (cropped).jpg

Candidate1:

Enrique Bolaños

Party1:

Constitutionalist Liberal Party

Running Mate1:

José Rizo

Popular Vote1:

1,228,412

Percentage1:

56.31%

Candidate2:

Daniel Ortega

Party2:

Sandinista National Liberation Front

Running Mate2:

Agustín Jarquín

Popular Vote2:

922,436

Percentage2:

42.28%

President

Before Election:

Arnoldo Alemán

Before Party:

Constitutionalist Liberal Party

After Election:

Enrique Bolaños

After Party:

Constitutionalist Liberal Party

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Election Name:	Parliamentary election
Seats For Election:	90 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:	46
Leader1:	Enrique Bolaños
Party1:	Constitutionalist Liberal Party
Last Election1:	42
Seats1:	52
Percentage1:	53.23
Leader2:	Daniel Ortega
Party2:	Sandinista National Liberation Front
Last Election2:	36
Seats2:	37
Percentage2:	42.13
Leader3:	Alberto Saborío
Party3:	Conservative Party (Nicaragua)
Last Election3:	3
Seats3:	1
Percentage3:	4.64
President of the National Assembly
Before Election:	Óscar Moncada
Before Party:	Constitutionalist Liberal Party
After Election:	Arnoldo Alemán
After Party:	Constitutionalist Liberal Party

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 4 November 2001 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. Enrique Bolaños of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) was elected president, with Daniel Ortega losing his third successive presidential election. The Constitutionalist Liberal Party also won the parliamentary elections, receiving over half the vote and 52 of the 92 seats.

Results

President

National Assembly

By region

Region	FSLN	PLC	PCN	Other
Boaco	27.98%	68.43%	3.60%	0.00%
Carazo	46.44%	48.61%	4.95%	0.00%
Chinandega	50.54%	43.98%	5.48%	0.00%
Chontales	27.65%	65.39%	6.96%	0.00%
Esteli	50.57%	45.84%	3.59%	0.00%
Granada	38.29%	47.72%	13.98%	0.00%
Jinotega	38.08%	59.67%	2.25%	0.00%
Leon	51.08%	45.35%	3.56%	0.00%
Madriz	46.13%	50.22%	3.66%	0.00%
Managua	44.22%	49.32%	6.47%	0.00%
Masaya	41.77%	53.64%	4.59%	0.00%
Matagalpa	39.24%	57.50%	3.26%	0.00%
Nueva Segovia	45.97%	52.61%	1.42%	0.00%
RAAN	37.42%	43.87%	1.96%	16.75%
RAAS	21.34%	73.11%	1.84%	3.71%
Rio San Juan	34.96%	59.40%	5.64%	0.00%
Rivas	41.06%	51.56%	7.38%	0.00%
align=left colspan="5"	Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: Nicaragua. Constituency-Level Elections Archive. 2019-03-09.